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Ghana is a West African state that attained independence from Great Britain in 1957 and became a republican state in 1960. Its population is about 22 million (2004 estimate), distributed in ten regions. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that 650 000 of the population are suffering from severe mental disorder and 2 166 000 are suffering from moderate to mild mental disorder (see http: //www. who. int/mentalₕealth/policy/country/ghana/en).
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